New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-02-16

were upllfCed to point out a wrlnkEng OF
the decorations on one OF the beams and
the appearance OF q crack that indicated
that the supports were giving away.
Others turned to the gallery to see it's line
depressed and sagging.
| Mr.. Donnel1y kept his head, though, and
alter much cofusion and delay the gallery
was entirely cleared and the floor OF the
house. except OF ladies and a few other
| spectators. No one was injured, but if the
pressure had been kept up fifteen minutes
longer there might have peen a terrible &C
cident. The supports were plainly giving
away at the time that Mr.. Potter made
his timely suggestion and averted an aw-
full tragedy.
At Winona Rev. Levi Gilbert, pastor of
the Central NJ. e. church, and Miss Jennie
NJ. Cole, young lady we'll known in social,
literary and church circles, were married at
the residence OF the BRIDES father. DR.. j.
M. Cole.
Henry E. Moore, aged IT, was seriously. If
not fatally, Injured by being thrown under
the wheels OF moving freight train at
Oneota, near Duluth.
At the last meeting OF the Faribault
Guards. Company B, Second regiment, M.
N. e., II. +. klemer was elected first lieu
tenant, and R. A. Holmberg second lieu
tenant.
Mr.. White has presented in the house
concurrent resolutions of the Minnesota
legislature in favor OF the peuro- pneumo-
MIA bill. Mr.. Nelson presented the memorial
OF the Minneapolis board OF trade urging
congress to make more liberal appropria-.
tions for Northwestern rivers and harbors.
Fergus Falls special says the following
officers and directors OF the company re-
Gently organized to build a line OF road
from Fergus Falls to Duluth were an
nounced: Otficers-Jacob Austin, presi-
dent; c. E. Gray OF Waukesha. Wis, vice
president; Ames A. Brown, secretary; and
ID. e. Corliss, treasurer. Directors-W. P.
Book OF Bradford, Pa; C. n. Graves and
II. S. Munger OF Duluth and G.. 0. Wheeler,
M. R. Tyler, F. G. Barrows and C. E. Page,
Fergus Falls.
Ex- Senator Window is talked of as one
of the new national railroad commission
ers.
Mayor Smith OF St Paul appoints Paul
Martin fire commissioner, to succeed the
late F. r. Delano.
/ /: The house congressional committee, on
claims recommends that Charles A. Ruffee
be paid $3.50, being a balance due him
For services as Indain agent at the White
Earth agency. Arson Northrup Of Mime
| sofa asks that he be paid SIS, 900 for mon
ey expended and services rendered during
the Sioux outbreak of 1862; and William
| Close asks for $500 for services rendered
in taking the last census.
James e. Walker, son OF Col. Piatt B.
| Walker, now employed at the government
printing office Washington. was married
TO Miss Nettie Philips OF Virginia.
The receipts OF the insurance commits.
| sioners office since Jan. l have been Sat-
poo. This by March / will probably ;bein-
creased to $4,000
/ The Minnesota Historical Society re-.
solved that Captain Willard Glazier is a
fraud OF the first. water, and a .plagarist
Besides.
! The marriage of Mr.. E. L. Eospes and
| Miss Josie Stickney took place; at Still
water.
. Rev. c. II, Smith OF Cooperstown, NJ Y,
has slgnihed his acceptance of the recent
call extended by the Presbyterian church
of Rochester.
/ O. NJ. Hall OF Red Wing has commenced
a suit in the district court against the La
Grange Mill company to recover the prin-
! cipal and interest on promissory notes
amounting TO about $4,000.
The state insurance commissioner has.
! compiled a.. statement of the business
| transactedin the state during the past year.
| It shows an increase OF Sic, OOO, 900 over
1885 in the risks written, which Commits
sioner shandrew says is an index Sof the
growth OF the state. The. risks written in
1875 were $50, 5SS, 9SS; in 1880, no..
4S5, 526, in 1886, S2o3, S29, 1884.
George G. Smith was appointed post,
| master at Cambridge, Isanti county. vice
| Ole A. Hallin, removed.
At thesale in New York of Graves celiee--
| ton OF paintings Bouguerou's famous,
painting, Cupid Disarmed, . was bought
BY Thomas Lowry of minneapolis for. 81, :
7oo. This is the highest yet paid for. any,
| picture i'll the collection.
Michael Norman, aged ffty-six, was in.
stantly killed while telling large tree I'M
Gallons grove, Shelby county, Iowa.
Yarkton Special: Sheriff Kincel,has.re-
turned from Soukup's with the stock
| Sonkup weakened, and one member OF the
| family is in jail charged with resisting. an
officer. He is the one who drew a. rifle. on
ahe sheriff.
During q drunken brawl att Hewitt, a
! small station. four miles south of Marsh
! field, Wis, John Eastwood was so tr-ibly
beaten by a club that his life is despair
ed OF.